Amidst a pandemic and increasingly polarized times, it is too much to ask of educators to actualize a social studies movement without state support.  Whether you are an advocate working to reach state policymakers or in a decision-making role in your state, join us in this interactive session to discuss actions a state can take to realize the full potential of the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap.

This webinar introduces the sociology learning goals for College, Career and Civic ready students. In the first half of the webinar, sociologists  provide an overview of the four learning goals, the assessable competencies for each of the goals, and the connections to the C3 framework. In the second half, the directors of the American Sociological Association's High School program present sample lessons.

This workshop will provide an overview of critical inquiry, Asian American histories, and examples of inquiries about Asian American histories.

What does it mean to teach with the Educating for American Democracy (EAD) Roadmap? Join us as we, along with our iCivics EAD National Teacher Fellows, introduce our approach to EAD curriculum development. We will focus this session on curating rich and diverse primary sources that offer multiple entry points to inquiry, a priority of the EAD Roadmap.

The realities of COVID-19 have clearly revealed the myth of the model minority, a stereotype in which Asian Americans are seen as successful and high achieving in contrast to other Communities of Color. An ever-present, but sometimes seemingly dormant, anti- Asian racism in the United States is reflective of patterns in U.S. immigration history. Yet, neither is often taught in PK-12 education. In this article, the authors briefly outline the history of two major policies in Asian American immigration history and share an inquiry designed to help students explore the institutionalized racism…

Explore the current state of queer history in schools, and how teachers can effectively resist and teach the truth about LGBTQIA+ people and support and affirm LGBTQIA+ students. Speaker: Caitlin OConnor, Hommocks Middle School, Larchmont, NY

Hold onto your cowboy hat and discover the power of country music to inspire powerful inquiries. Hear good examples ("Why Not Me?") and bad ones ("Why'd You Come In Here Looking Like That?) alongside practical frameworks. You'll smile, tap your feet, and wonder, "Why Didn't I Think Of That?" Speaker: Emma Humphries, Chief Education Officer, iCivics Inc

We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." Ben Franklin didn't know it at the time, but we was talking about teachers in 2023! Let's share stories where hanging together has made us all smarter, and helped us stay energized as educators! Speaker: Joe Schmidt, Bill of Rights Institute Director of Programs

Come and learn about how important you are to our country and kids! Speaker: Jeff Scott, Vice President of Education at the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge  

Explore patriotism as a purpose of public education by taking a journey through the history of public schooling in America. Government and educational leaders have, from our very origins, had a clear public purpose of schooling in mind. Do their views have any bearing on today's education wars?   Speaker: Russ Merritt, Lecturer, Georgia College and State University